Ike's Chili on Boston, downtown Tulsa has...
Closed, but... has relocated to 5941 East Admiral Pl. I was there for the closing back in 1997. It was quite a day. I was surprised at the emotion that it aroused in the community. I've yet to try the Admiral store. I may go over for a bowl today, as hot and sunny as it is today.
I went to Jesuit but transferred to Bellaire mid-term Sophomore. Quaid lived over on Grape, West of Chimney Rock and I lived over on Imogene, East of Chimney Rock. We both had tape recorders and we would make home made comedy tapes and entertain our families. We hung out with Sid Lasher at KHOU on Allen Parkway several nights a week. Dick John was the anchor and they were cool with us being on the set and in the control room. Dennis and Randy appeared on Sid's morning show one morning after their Beagle Maggie had a litter. Sid made an appeal and all the pups were spoken for before the show was over.
Mr. Quaid was an electrician and Mrs. Quaid sold real estate for Jimmy Greene. They were divorced but very civil towards each other and the boys.
My parents eventually built a bigger house over by Tanglewood and we left Meyerland.
I did spend three years in Hollywood after a hitch in the Navy, chasing a dream and hanging with Randy and Dennis. I eventually realized that I was going nowhere and went back to Texas and went to work for Halliburton out in Fresno off of 288.
So, it's all my fault.
Well, I knew the Boston Ave Ike's had closed, but I did think there was still one there in town somewhere. I actually ate there the *last time* probably the year before they closed. Glad you knew and that you were there! Have a 3-way for me!
I remember Sid Lasher, but not his KHOU show. He had been the weatherman in Tulsa when I lived up north of there as a kid, so it was neat to see him in Houston. Ron Stone had been on our little local radio station (the signature music, I'll always remember, for his weather segment was an instrumental version of "It's Rainin', Rainin' in my Heart).
He told me in later years that his BIL owned the station, which was why he was on and later went to KVOO (I think it was - the Kind Voice of Oklahoma - could've been Ch. 6 or 8 - I'm stuck on Ch. 2 in memory, but maybe because of KPRC). Don't know if that's true.
So, you weren't one of the KiTiRiK kids, lol. I remember Dick John, too.
Well, if you were a Meyerlander back then, I was your neighbor, for a short time, up front on Beechnut. Went to Horn, then Lovett when it opened - but moved back to OK about 2 months into 4th grade. When we moved back here the next time, we were in Briargrove Park. Went to Lee with all the T'wood people.
So sorry you aren't a Hollyweirdo, but "them's the breaks", huh? Oh, you were an evil H'burtoner instead! You didn't *really* start this. My great-grandfather did. He gave one of his store clerks the money to go start his own store, called Duncan Store - then just Duncan, OK - then just "Heart of the Evil Empire," spawning ground of the late Earle P. I was one of the people writing stuff for them here in Houston about the time you were working for them. Did you carry your aluminum briefcase?
Small world!